Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-15
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S. Louis Republican.
It may be the size of the state; il may
be the result of climate influences; the
great, expansive, rolling prairie may have
something to do with it, but certain it is
that there is breezy tone to things Tex
an not characteristic CT other sections Of
the republic, There is freshness snd
fuency IN Texan oratory not perceptible
elsewhere. Texas newspapers are not
hedged in with any shrivelled bounds as
10 the use OF language. In fact, Texas
editor woo cannot, to q certain extent,
mske his own language cuts no figure in
the state. The Texas editor, as general
thing, is no respeCter OF words. If he
can't find word that suits him he makes
one. lie has lofty contempt
for pstrician words with Latin
or Greek ancestry, and by no means con-
siders it necessary that his parts Of
speech should have certificate of char
acteF from Mr.. Webster or Mr.. Worces-
ter in order to be IN good standing in The
verracular. What is true Of Texas edit
J Crs and stump orators is true also, TO 8
| large extent, CT Texas preachers and
| Judges. II is refreshing to hear Texas
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an expansive attorney TO 8 halt with 8
sharp turn. The Texas j1dge Of the
Characteristic school INDUCES in 40 nisi
prius snivelling or 4. IL. platitudes
Take Judge Willis OF the Panhandle
circuit for instance. The distric! over
which Judge Willis has jurisdiction
embrsces region larger than
the six New England sts'es and
New jersey. He Fad some trouble with
the State Legislature last winter in con
sequence OF charges preferred against
him by the Attorney General. He had
cot to undergo impeachment proceedings
exactly, but the house, after iEvestigat-
ing him, passed a Joint resolution re
questing the Governor to remove him
from office. TIE resolution, after hard
fight, failed in the Senate. Now Judge
Willis is back in the Panhandle attend
ing to his judicial duties. BE opened
court at Clarendon last week and made
Gu address Of remarkable force and vigOr
to the grand jury. In the course of his
remarks Judge Willis said: i
Gentlemen OF the G. and Jury I.tfyour de
alterations DON'T be too bloody; yea might ID
dict some innocent person was cQssd
falsely myself before the Legislature, wien
was as innocent rs lamb, ana had to upIer
go a long ami tedious trial, but / thapk tiOi
that | was yiniicalct. Gentlemen S0E the
grand jury, have also been accused. on bel "
no lawyer say 10 you gentlemen okt3ie CRANE
Jury, tina. an well grounded in thegIaW; #
Go say 1t my elf am a COOL lawyer, and any
one who say that am no lawyer lisa viIlair
and liar.
1t is not every day that such cleGn-cYt
plain, convincing language can be AeaEe
from the bench. We congratulate J udge
Willis o. his escape from the LegislatEFt
and have no doubt that the parties VIII
preferred the CHARGES against him wereet
set Of dis5Olical Villains. We hsye every
confidence, too, in Judge Willis 8Silit,
as lawyer, He talks like 9 lawyer who
, has pl mtg Of confidence il himself, an(
, what more does he need2 II is entirely
safe to say that no Presumption
attorney or disappointed itigsn
will question Judge Willis legal learn
ing within his hearing. But why dix
|, not Judge Willis instruct his grand jur
to indiCt the members of the Legislature
who voted in favor of removing him from
,, office? Or why does he not have tn
AttOrney-General arraigned for COntemp
of court? Judge Willis is able and pro
gressive, but it seems to US that he
somewhat lacking in enterprise. Surel
he has missed grand opportunity 70
distinguishing himself, especially as tn
people of Texas would heartily applau
him if he imprisoned a majority of tn
last Legislature.